From Our Own Correspondent."
Tsinanfu, Sung., Apr. 22, The "foreign community oh 12 enjoyed 'a. performango "the Mollusc? "under tie But it seems now that) [What the officials cannot or not do, perhaps Providence will, The plant should soon be in bloom but it is not, at all though I. understand that it was heavily fertilized, in some instances yellow beans bein ground up and used for purpose, even at m thousand cash Chinese bushel You can readily see how that all those things will work toward famine conditions and you can leo imagine the great zeal those people-loving officials offering to the benevolent, hi perhaps hated, foreigner a vast ropensi opportunity to exercise his charity
T hear that in our adjoining! county, Kuoyang, -the official has seen £6 it that his soldiers have destroyed the weed and has written to Governor Ma, complaining that his ncighour here is leaving it all. Tt seems also certain that on both sides of us in counties in Honan they have made a clean sweep of the weed. I wish to say again if, any ro presentative of any foreign power Wishes to seo the beauty of the poppy he will have to come within the next month, There is not much talk yet of bandits, but they are sure start again when this opium gathered.
Tae Commissioner of Foreign. Affairs at Ningpo has requested the" Shanghai Commission if the first occasion, when if Toman amateur dramatics hay blossomed outwith all the eceessories of stage and foot: Tights, As all voted the evening huge suees, "one hopes. thay the Literary Society will give, Jdramatic evening a regular piaes fon its autumn and spring "pro:
On. this occasion the Socivty has "been fortunate in. soctring the help of Mr. B. G, Tours, who,
play, sustained: ona of the charac "addition "to. producing "the fore of the estate. 'The other mem: bors of the exsto were' Dr. and Mra, H.W. 8. Wright and Horpham. "Ail acquitted: tham-selves sulmirably, the. pleasure rob the audiones being considerably? fnigmented by the fect that the feast are all popular and. well known members ofthe. Tsinan, community. Mr," Hunter proved: fan offciont stage manager.
"The newly. formed Choral Society made its first-publio. aps ppearaitee on April 13,. when the Sunday. English'. Service if rendered Stainor's "Crucifixion? fin the. University. Chapel, Tha community gathered: in. force: and finuchapprecintod the rendering, People feel much indebted to. Mrc 'Tours for his work in. training. and: conducting' the Soiety, ces Acconpina tothe" "Taster Times'" the Peking Cabinet: tae decided to dispose of the sefyicas 25! storetaries,"Apaetr=f yom: these, it ie said, a: large number:
eoerotaries aril advisers to the. prevent' foreigners, from: vi iting different: ministrion will bea, Ziacgstan, " bill inthe vsnty pf Ningpo,.on "account: of: the trenchment policy of thespresenkit asd acorns ithe. Hivities: of the. Bandits-there.r< smamente' Werwoulet: ens) one Towdc2) 32. vill, ead
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